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Vandersloot Music Publishing Company was an American publisher of marches, waltzes, rags, religious music, and popular music of the Tin Pan Alley genre. The firm was founded in 1899 by Frederick William Vandersloot, Jr. (1866–1931) and his brother, Caird Melvill Vandersloot (born 1869).〔William H. Rehrig, ''The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Composers and Their Music,'' two volumes, Westerville, OH: Integrity Press (1991) ISBN 0-918048-08-7 ISBN 9780918048080〕〔Lewis Vandersloot, ''History and Genealogy of the Von Der Sloot Family'', pps. 39-40, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1901) 〕 F. W. Vandersloot was a gospel singer, composer, and choir director.〔Milton W. Loyer, ''James M. Black and Friends: Contributions of Williamsport, PA, to American Gospel Music'', pg. 23 (2004)〕 In 1913, the firm was based at 233 West 3rd Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania〔''Caused Excitement'', Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania), pg. 2, col. 2, June 24, 1913〕 with an office in New York at 41 W 18th Street, an area ten blocks directly south of what then became known as Tin Pan Alley. For many years, Harry James Lincoln served as the composer and general manager of Vandersloot Music. Cora E. Vandersloot, ' Elwert (1869–1944), wife of F. W. Vandersloot, had also served as president and manager.〔''Mrs. Vandersloot Expires Suddenly of Heart Attack'', Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania), pg. 2, July 6, 1944〕 In 1929, Harry J. Lincoln acquired part of the Vandersloot Music Publishing Company and moved it to Philadelphia and operated it under the same name. When F. W. Vandersloot died in 1931, the firm dissolved, with much of the inventory being acquired by New York publisher Jack Mills. Frank Hoyt Losey had been a composer and editor-in-chief for the Vandersloot Music Publishing Company. == Vandersloot composers & lyricists == * Charles Cohen (1878–1931), rag composer * Robert Nathaniel Dett * Charles E. Duble, circus band composer * Raymond B. Egan, lyricist * Stephen Foster * Joseph E. Howard, lyricist * Harry J. Lincoln (pseudonyms: Abe Losch, Carl Loveland, & Harry Jay) * Frank Hoyt Losey * Raymond A. Sherwood, lyricist * Andrew B. Sterling, lyricist * Charley Straight, jazz pianist 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vandersloot Music Publishing Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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